The good life

 May 29, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
Tuesday, May 26th this week marked the 8 year anniversary of breaking my neck and the gift of perspective that it affords me each and every day is even more pronounced on this day as I reflect on the ridiculous little things that may have annoyed me recently...
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Loud Noises

 May 15, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
The NFL took deflate-gate very seriously on Monday, announcing that New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady has been suspended for 4 games for his role in the matter. In addition, the Patriots have been fined a shiny $1 million and will lose their...
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Awesome Budget

 April 24, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
On Tuesday, RBC Dominion Securities was granted access to the Federal Budget lock-up in Ottawa to listen in on Federal Minister of Finance Joe Oliver deliver the Conservative government’s budget. The budget is balanced and provides targeted tax relief...
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Strength in numbers

 March 27, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
On Wednesday we had our Regional Director and our CEO of RBC Dominion Securities over to the office for a breakfast meeting in where they updated us on the industry landscape, where our firm is heading and how far we’ve come. RBC Dominion Securities tends...
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Madness

 March 20, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
March is an exciting time of year. A long anticipated March break vacation for some, an even longer anticipated break in the weather for all of us with the first official day of Spring (today at 6:46pm) and for others, March means only one thing: March...
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Taking a closer look

 March 13, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
Yesterday, a buddy of mine was telling me about a 60 Minutes segment he watched last week on CBC about the dangerous levels of formaldehyde in laminated floor wood sold by Lumber Liquidators (the largest and fastest-growing retailer of hardwood flooring...
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Valuable ass-ets.

 March 06, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
Rather than wake up to the sound of a blaring alarm, I wake up to the radio, which is far more pleasant and informative. Sometimes I lay in bed for a few minutes longer and passively listen to the clever radio hosts joke about the latest news – and this...
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It's obviously black and blue

 February 27, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
…is what I said when I pulled up the controversial dress that the world seems to be divided on today. I heard about this debate first thing in the morning on my way to the gym and thought it was a hoax… so when I came across the photo in this Globe &...
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It's uber good

 February 20, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
Some of you know that I have the luxury of walking to work – 17 minutes door to door, walking at a pretty fast pace. I sold my car a long time ago since it was parked more than it was getting used so I rent cars, take cabs or resort to the ttc when I...
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Why didn't they run

 February 06, 2015 |Dian Chaaban
An average of 114.4 million people watched the Super Bowl 49 on Sunday night, making it the most-viewed program in American history. I also learned that I’m not the only one who cares to tune in at the end because the highest volume of folks tuning in...
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